Tuesday, June 02, 2015

How far will they let Sanders go?

I enthusiastically support Bernie Sanders in his bid for the White House and I’m thrilled
that his campaign is picking up traction across the country. I’m also fearful.

We live in very troubling times where internal threats to
the American hegemony from whistleblowers, investigative reporters and overly
vocal citizens are met with the utmost legal force the government can muster,
and in some cases, illegal force as well. As ridiculous as it is to say, Bernie
Sanders, unlike Hillary Clinton, represents a threat to the Dark Government that
really runs things. This is not something entirely new (think JFK, RFK, Martin
Luther King), but the reach and power of the surveillance state has grown
considerably in the past forty years, and exposing the truth is more dangerous
than ever.

As Sanders’ star ascends while Hillary’s campaign is mired
in controversy and attacks from the Right, it begs the question: How far will
the Shadow Government allow the Vermont socialist to go? He stands for everything
they despise: Higher taxes on the elites, drastically reducing income
inequality, stronger social programs to help the poor and low income workers,
strengthening social security and Medicare, a reduction in military spending,
more support for unions, and finally, dismantling the surveillance state currently
in charge of this country.

With views so utterly at odds with the ruling elites, would
they ever allow him to become President of the United State? This is a question
that was once reserved for third world countries where assassinations and coups
have historically been common occurrences, but the United States of America?
Sadly, I don’t think it’s an unreasonable concern anymore.